By Mark Phelps, Principal, Synchronous Solutions
Reviewed September 4, 2026
This is a first-party explanation published by Synchronous Solutions.
An Open Ecosystem
No single consultancy, software platform, equipment company, or professional discipline should be expected to provide every capability a fabrication business needs. Synchronous Flow is designed to work alongside the enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, equipment, professional advisors, and specialist partners already supporting a fabrication business.
Synchronous Flow provides shared operating logic through which specialized capabilities can contribute to the whole enterprise. Collaboration does not require every partner to use identical language or methods. It does require clarity about roles, data, decisions, and intended outcomes.
The Test for Contribution
The relevant question is not whether a tool or partner belongs to Synchronous Solutions. The question is whether it helps the business increase Throughput, protect flow, control Investment and Operating Expense, strengthen customer reliability, and advance its goal.
This principle also protects clients from closed-system thinking. Technology and service decisions should follow the diagnosed need rather than vendor allegiance.
Coordinated Work
Coordination is especially important when multiple advisors affect the same policies. Synchronous Solutions can help clarify interfaces so financial, commercial, operational, and technology decisions do not work at cross-purposes.
StoneSync Pro, the joint offering with Kaplan Consulting, is one formal example of this collaborative philosophy. It gives clients access to complementary capabilities through a coordinated program rather than requiring two disconnected engagements.
